Catherine Sevenau is a writer and storyteller who is out to capture your skittery mind. She's penned three books, compiled numerous collections of family genealogy, and has been a regular columnist in the SUN since 2016. She can be reached at [email protected].
Saw Carleen stark naked (HA HA)…
Chapter 44: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13)
Nov 1 Very busy washing windows today. All windows in town were done before noon hour.
Nov 2 Sunday: Raked up half the leaves in front yard and mowed lawn. Tore down grape arbor in back
Nov 3 Had three Russian entertainers in assembly. They had two puppet shows and sang and danced in Russian
Nov 4 Finished up my blocks of joints in woodworkNov 5 We finished Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice today at last. We had another test on it today.
Nov 6 Bob Gorman our scout-master moving to Stockton. He is well liked and we will miss him
Nov 7 We all chipped in and bought Bob a going away gift, an electric alarm clock. I gave him a dollar.
Nov 8 Had patrol meeting but nobody showed up. Bought a book My Friend the Dog by Albert P. Terhune
Nov 9 Sunday: Raked up leaves in front yard
Nov 10 An eclipse of the sun was today; I viewed (for about 10 min.) Nov 11 No school! but had to work all day cleaning up front and back yard. We burned the remains of the arbor.
Nov 12 Had a big test in Spanish which I didn’t do very good also a test in woodwork about tools
Nov 13 Bob is moving back to Sonora, I am very happy to put down.
Nov 14 Cleaned up and rearranged room. It has a place for bookcase that is not yet made at school.
Nov 15 Sold tickets for the dance. Had patrol meeting at Joe’s house.
Nov 16 Sunday: Arranged all my camping goods (tent, sleeping bag, etc.) although I am not going anywhere.
Nov 17 Got a letter and information from Jamestown Stamp Company, N.Y.
Nov 18 Am going to take an instrument (bass) at school.
Nov 19 I received the pictures that I took at graduation last June of Barbara and me. Three turned out.
Nov 20 Had a scout meeting and discussed a hike at Nov 29. We also discussed selling tickets for a dance. Am practicing bass at school.
Nov 21 Last game of football season was today. The Sonora As won (at last). Went to dance at 8 oclock
Nov 22 Sold more tickets to the dance. Bought Buff: A Collie by Albert Payson Terhune.
Nov 23 Sunday: Got report cards this week. A in Algebra and P.E. and S in all subjects.
Nov 24 Got out of school at 1:15. Saw Carleen stark naked (by accident) HA HA
Nov 25 Am selling tickets for dance and have a total of 21 but Joe has 22 and wins first prize and I win second
Nov 26 Last day of school for Thanksgiving
Nov 27 Thanksgiving. My Uncle Gordon is staying here over the weekend and he cannot do much. He was disabled from a war injury, fell out of a truck. I am named after him
Nov 28 Dad got some unused stamps and gave them to me for my collection
Nov 29 Went to Columbia on hike and passed some first class requirements (cooking, nature study). Eight boys and Mr. Gorman went.
Nov 30 Sunday: Had to go to Sunday school (ugh). I am the oldest one there and the only one in high school.
To be continued…
Catherine Sevenau is a writer, humorist, and storyteller living in Sonoma, California. The stories in this series are excerpts from her book, Through Any Given Door, a Family Memoir, available at Sevenau.com. Catherine is an author of three books, several volumes of family genealogy, and a longtime Broker/Realtor at CENTURY 21 Epic Wine Country. [email protected]
